Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo is 2.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
BDT249.29
$3.22
MGA15,037
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.58
BDT548.44
$4.30
MGA20,050
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.29
BDT35.31
$1.16
MGA5,413

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
BDT81.36
$1.19
MGA5,568
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
BDT476.00
$5.22
MGA24,346
Milk (1 gallon) $2.94
BDT351.85
$3.94
MGA18,401

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
BDT486.17
$4.58
MGA21,346
Monthly public transit pass $24.96
BDT2,991.47
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,957.67
BDT2,991,465.65
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.11
BDT1,571.23
$52.31
MGA244,035
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $115.12
BDT13,798.47
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.20
BDT7,575.16
$53.69
MGA250,501

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $44.32
BDT5,311.77
$89.71
MGA418,540
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,486.12
BDT178,128.18
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
BDT498.58
$1.07
MGA5,012
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
BDT243.50
$1.12
MGA5,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.91
BDT349.00
$3.22
MGA15,037

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pay 68.7% more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.53
BDT1,981.85
$19.71
MGA91,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.66
BDT2,356.91
$24.89
MGA116,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$41.85
BDT5,015.66
$90.25
MGA421,046

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